An investing officer has testified in the case of socialite Starlet Wahu who was killed on the night of January 3, 2024 at Papino Apartments in South B, Nairobi allegedly by John Matara.
Sergeant Alex Chokera, the investigator took the stand and gave a detailed account of the events surrounding the incident and the subsequent investigations.
Appearing before Justice Muteti, Sergeant Chokera, who was then serving as the Makadara Patrol Car Commander, told the court how at 0400 hrs he had received a call at the control room reporting a suspected murder incident at Papino Apartments in South B.
The report indicated that the incident had occurred on the fourth floor, in house number Y32.
Upon arrival at the scene, the officers found the lifeless body of the deceased lying on the floor in a pool of blood bearing stab wounds inside the house.
A search of the room led to the recovery of several items, including a kitchen knife, two mobile phones, a used HIV testing kit, a blood-stained white towel, used and unused condoms, eight syringes, and women’s undergarments, among other exhibits.
After reviewing the footage at the building, Sergeant Chotera told the court that the CCTV cameras captured a person running out of the house where Wahu’s body was later discovered. The clothes worn by the individual seen in the footage matched the description given by the apartment’s watchman, who reported seeing a man leaving the apartment around that time.
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The interview with the owner of the apartment also established that the Airbnb room had been booked by someone in the name of John Matara.
The officer testified that the suspect was later arrested and booked at Industrial Area Police Station before being arraigned in court to face murder charges.
Murder suspect John Matara in court.
He added that the accused was taken to Mathari Referral Hospital for mental assessment as part of the legal process.
The case is scheduled to continue on 21st April 2026.